Have you ever asked, “What should we do today?” If so, you need Colorado Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive guide to the Centennial State is jam-packed with hundreds of Colorado’s top spots for fun and entertainment. Take a simple day trip, or string together a...
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Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized sites of American Indian history and culture, which predate the arrival of Spaniards and Americans by thousands of years, are an integral part of Arizona history. In today’s post, Leigh Wilson, author of Arizona Day Trips by Theme, recommends sights...
Read MoreAt the park, in the garden, or on a walk, keep this tabbed booklet close at hand. Based on Jaret C. Daniels’s best-selling butterfly field guides, Butterflies of the Northwest features only species seen in Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Butterflies of the Northwest...
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Winter poses several challenges for birds. Wildlife photographer and naturalist Stan Tekiela talks about the hardships our feathered friends encounter. Scarce food supplies and limited water are just a few obvious challenges to winter survival for nearly all birds. Extremely cold temperatures, strong winds, driving...
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Have you ever asked, “What should we do today?” If so, you need Arizona Day Trips by Theme. The guide is jam-packed with hundreds of Arizona’s top spots for fun and entertainment. Take a simple day trip, or string together a longer vacation of activities that...
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Celebrate the birds in your backyard with this Banana Split recipe from Adele Porter’s book Homemade Bird Food: 26 Fun & Easy Recipes to Feed Backyard Birds. INGREDIENTS 1 peeled banana Two small scoops of suet base, suet-fruit combo, or nutty suet Half an orange, peeled and cut into pieces Handful...
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Continuing his look at some of the more common critters that we see every day, Stan Tekiela shares with us interesting facts about the American Crow. I am often asked what is my favorite bird? This is like being asked to name your favorite child....
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Dan R. Lynch, the author of Fossils for Kids, explains the basics of fossils and how they tell us about animals and plants that are long extinct. The world is full of amazing plants and animals today, but before any humans were born, Earth was once home...
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer, Stan Tekiela, shares with us the many reasons why White-tailed Deer antlers are fascinating. Hopefully you have survived another holiday season and now snow blankets the woods and farms throughout most of the country. Winter is here and the White-tailed breeding...
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As incredible as it sounds, fossils are all around us, waiting to be discovered. Become a young paleontologist. Learn to find, identify, and even collect the petrified forms of ancient organisms. Dan R. Lynch, author of many field guides, presents an introduction to paleontology in...
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